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Alan Kaufman, born January 12, 1952, in New York City to a French Holocaust
survivor and raised in the Bronx, is a teacher, writer, poet, editor, performer,
artist, and impresario known for his work as editor of the Outlaw Bible series of
literary anthologies. In addition to his editorial work on these books and the
alternative Jewish cultural magazine

Davka, which he helped to
found, Kaufman is also the author of a memoir, Jew Boy (2000), and
the novel Matches (2005) as well as several volumes of poetry.
Active as a poet from an early age, Kaufman has been involved in both the New York
and San Francisco poetry scenes and played a role in the popularization of Spoken
Word poetry in both the United States and abroad. More recently, Kaufman has taken
up the brush as a painter, a medium in which he has proven equally productive.

A prolific writer from an early age, Kaufman both edited and published in the

Magpie, the literature and arts journal of DeWitt Clinton High School.
After graduating high school in 1970, Kaufman enrolled at the City College of New York.
In 1971, Kaufman traveled across the United States by riding freight trains. In the
course of his travels, he was arrested in North Platte, Nebraska, and was the victim of
anti-Semitic slurs by his jailers, an event that profoundly affected him. Returning to
New York, Kaufman began a life-long exploration of his Jewish heritage and identity. One
of the first tangible results was Kaufman’s founding of the Jewish Arts
Quarterly, the first issue of which appeared in 1974.

After graduating from CCNY in 1975, Kaufman started to publish his short stories. In
1977, Kaufman moved to Israel where he lived and worked on a Kibbutz. He also became a
contributing editor to the magazine

Shdemot. In 1979, he became an
Israeli citizen and enlisted in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). During his initial
service, he helped start the IDF Journal, the first English language
journal published by the IDF. When his enlistment ended in 1984, Kaufman returned to the
United States. The same year, his first book, a collection of short stories titled
The End of Time, appeared.

Accepted into the Columbia University Writer’s Program in 1986, Kaufman soon after
published his first edited anthology,

The New Generation: Fiction for Our Time
from America's Writing Programs. He also began to create drawings around this
same time. In 1988, he became editor-in-chief of the Jewish Frontier,
married Esther Murray, and had a daughter, Isadora. Kaufman left Columbia in 1989 and
separated from his wife, who moved to Israel with their daughter. After becoming
involved with the New York underground poetry scene at the Nuyorican Poet’s Café,
Kaufman moved to San Francisco in 1990. Once there, he quickly became engaged in the
Spoken Word poetry scene at the legendary Café Babar and published his first collection
of poetry, American Cruiser. Kaufman chronicled his thoughts and
experiences of the emerging Spoken Word poetry movement in a series of articles for
HOWL: San Francisco Poetry News. His growing prominence led, in 1992,
to his first Spoken Word tour of Germany with poet Bob Holman. He returned two more
times over the next few years, once with a larger group of poets in 1993 and again in
1994 with Allen Ginsberg, Kathy Acker, and others as part of the Berlin Jewish Cultural
Festival. Despite his international presence, Kaufman remained committed to the San
Francisco scene. In 1993, after police shut down a poetry reading, Kaufman helped to
lead the San Francisco Poets Strike, which received national and international attention
and forced the city to rescind the ordinance requiring poetry readings to be issued
permits. At the same time, Kaufman was organizing the successful WORDLAND reading
series, which brought together poets and rap and hip-hop artists.

In 1995, Kaufman worked with New Jersey poetry legends Danny Shot and Herschel Silverman
on a special issue of

Long Shot magazine called “It’s the Jews!”. A
wildly successful anthology of underground Jewish artists and writers, the work helped
to solidify Kaufman’s thinking about alternative culture and his own Jewish identity.
Kaufman’s thought found form in the magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural
Revolution. Although it lasted only three issues (1996-1997),
Davka proved a major influence on later publications covering
alternative Jewish culture and on the very idea of an alternative Jewish culture.

In 1998, Kaufman began work on what has become one of his most notable achievements: the
Outlaw Bible series. Shaped by his experiences with the national and international
Spoken Word movement, the first volume of the series,

The Outlaw Bible of
American Poetry, was published in 1999. The second volume in the series,
The Outlaw Bible of American Literature, was edited by Kaufman, Neil
Ortenberg, and publisher and editor Barney Rosset and came out in 2004. The final volume
in the series, The Outlaw Bible of American Essays, was published in
2006.

In 1999, Kaufman’s memoir

Jew Boy: A Memoir was purchased by Fred Jordan.
It was published the following year by Fromm International. Kaufman also made his debut
as an artist in 1999, holding his first one-man show at the Chelsea Fine Art Building in
New York. In 2004, he exhibited his paintings alongside those of artists David Newman
and Tim Wicks in San Francisco. After another show with Newman and Wicks in 2005, he
sold his first paintings. His novel Matches, begun during his service
with the IDF reserves in 2003 and loosely based on his experiences, was sold to Little,
Brown/Time-Warner Books and published in October that year.

In 2007, Kaufman signed to the Himmelberger Gallery in San Francisco where his
paintings, exploring a variety of styles he grouped under the name “Visionary
Expressionism,” were shown several times. Controversy erupted, however, when the
gallery’s plans to publish a catalog of his paintings fell through over an objection to
the use of the word “Zionism” in the title and the Zionist theme of some of the included
articles. Kaufman, together with Polly Zavadivker, ultimately launched his own imprint,
Miriam Books, to publish the catalog.

The papers of Alan Kaufman, teacher, writer, poet, editor, performer, artist, and
impresario, include drafts of his memoir

Jew Boy, his novel
Matches, materials related to his editing of the volumes of the
Outlaw Bible series and Davka: Jewish Cultural
Revolution, an extensive collection of notebooks with draft and
unpublished poems, and a large collection of original artwork. The collection also
includes correspondence with other writers and material documenting Kaufman’s
involvement in the San Francisco Spoken Word poetry movement.

The Alan Kaufman papers are organized into five series that document his work as a
writer, artist, and editor. The papers contain a variety of materials including
notebooks, sketchbooks, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, photographs, CDs, cassette
tapes, original art work by Kaufman and others, magazines and periodicals, book
contracts, correspondence, corrected proofs, and drafts of published and unpublished
works.

The largest sections of Series I., Works by Kaufman, comprehensively document his memoir

Jew Boy and the novel Matches from their earliest
drafts to finished page proofs. The Jew Boy subseries contains a working
draft with extensive autograph revisions as well as material documenting some of the
events of the book. These materials include early works from grade school and high
school, the prayer shawl and yarmulke from Kaufman’s Bar Mitzvah, and the marriage
certificates (in Hebrew) of relatives from the turn of the twentieth century. A group of
photographs from Series V (Box 26) further documents some of the people and places
discussed in Jew Boy. The material related to Matches
include variant drafts as well as drafts of excluded chapters. Of special interest are
two large autograph notebooks dating from Kaufman’s service with the Israel Defense
Forces in the 1980s. The subseries I.C., Periodical/Magazine Publications, contains
copies of periodicals in which Kaufman’s work appears. Together with the periodicals in
the second series, the collection presents a comprehensive, but not complete, picture of
Kaufman’s periodical publications.

Series II., Editing and Publishing, is divided between Kaufman’s editorial work on books
and periodicals. The bulk of the material devoted to his work on books is contained in
the

Outlaw Bible subseries. Within the subseries, the largest group of
material documents The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Of particular
interest are several copies of Howl: San Francisco Poetry News containing
articles Kaufman wrote about the early 1990s poetry scene. These articles formed the
basis of his "Introduction" to the The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry.
Also of interest are the Miscellaneous Author Materials files. These materials document
Kaufman’s relationship with a large number of authors, some of whom are represented in
the Outlaw Bible books.

Of particular importance for the development of the

The Outlaw Bible of American
Poetry is Kaufman’s correspondence with Ron Kolm. A fixture of the New York
poetry scene, Kolm provided Kaufman with a great deal of material about New York’s
poetic avant garde, in particular the activities of the Unbearables, a loose group of
artists and writers that Kolm helped to found. Kaufman devoted an entire section of
The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry to the group. Also of interest is
the correspondence from poets Jack Hirschman and Jack Micheline. The Hirschman material
includes a large number of autograph letters expressing Hirschman’s opinions on
politics, Kaufman’s poetry, recollections of San Francisco, and other matters. The
material from Micheline includes a number of self-assembled anthologies of his work that
he presented to Kaufman. Extensive correspondence with New Jersey poet Herschel
Silverman is also included, much of it touching on the production of a special issue of
Long Shot magazine called "It’s the Jews." Kaufman, together with
Silverman and Long Shot publisher Danny Shot assembled the material for
this issue, an anthology of underground Jewish literature and art. The successful
reception of the issue was a partial inspiration for Kaufman’s alternative Jewish
culture magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution. Additional
correspondence with Silverman can be found in the Davka: Jewish Cultural
Revolution subseries and in series five. The final subseries devoted to
Kaufman’s work on books contains a complete record of the assemblage and publication of
Viva Ferlinghetti!, a tribute volume to legendary Beat poet and
publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Kaufman assembled the volume to commemorate the city of
San Francisco naming a street in honor of Ferlinghetti.

The bulk of the material that focuses on Kaufman’s editorial work on periodical
publications relates to his work on

Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution. It
includes copies of all issues of the magazine, some of the material used in the
magazine, rejected submissions, and extensive subscriber information (note: access is
restricted to selected materials). There is also material related to Kaufman’s original
conception of the magazine (folders 86, 101-103), original corporate documents, internal
communications, and correspondence documenting the reaction of the Jewish community to
Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution (folder 86). Other correspondence
includes letters from poets Eve Packer and Hal Sirowitz. A notable artifact included
with the Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution material is a custom-made
American flag shirt that replaces the five-pointed stars with the Star of David. The
shirt was worn by one of the models on the cover of the second issue of Davka:
Jewish Cultural Revolution. The second series closes with the subseries Other
Periodicals, which consists solely of copies of periodicals with ties to or
contributions from Kaufman. Item-level notes for each periodical reflect Kaufman's
editorial role or other contribution, as recorded in the masthead, as well as any
material that Kaufman published in the issue. No other information about his involvement
with these magazines is included in his papers.

Series III., Literary Notebooks and Papers, contains Kaufman’s general autograph
notebooks. Except where noted, these working books are undated. The notebooks contain
drafts of poetry and prose as well as material relating to Kaufman’s daily life.

Series IV., Art Materials, begins with the Sketchbook subseries. Dates for the majority
of sketchbooks, including the ten that Kaufman numbered in sequence, are either
approximate or undetermined. The second subseries contains a group of manuscripts
arranged by title that Kaufman was potentially intending to illustrate and publish. The
ultimate publication status of the manuscripts is undetermined. The remaining subseries
collects artworks, organized by media and/or technique, other than those in the
sketchbooks and illustrated manuscripts. All the materials in these subseries are housed
in oversized containers as listed in the finding aid.

The final series in the collection, Series V., Personal Papers, gathers a diverse array
of materials that cover the full scope of Kaufman’s life and work. Some highlights
include a typed signed letter from David Mamet that takes a "philological approach" to
the question of Superman’s Jewishness, signed letters from Barney Rosset and Fred Jordan
(Rosset’s include a photocopied section of his World War II journals), a drawing by
writer Neeli Cherkovski, and t-shirts from the 1995 National Poetry Slam Championship
and the Wordland reading series that Kaufman ran. Of potential interest are the
materials relating to the San Francisco Poets Strike and Kaufman’s Spoken Word tours of
Germany and England. Some material related to these events can also be found in
Kaufman’s Spoken Word Scrapbook (folder 9), an oversized wirebound notebook containing
press clippings documenting some of his early activities in the Spoken Word movement.
There is also an audio tape, recorded in 1991, that features Kaufman and other poets
associated with the Café Babar performing their works.

Jew Boy,
Matches, The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, and
The New Generation: Fiction for Our Time from America's Writing
Programs as well as single volumes of The Outlaw Bible of American
Literature and The Outlaw Bible of American Essays. All these
copies were autographed by Kaufman. The collection also included copies of various works
that were sent to Kaufman. These items have been removed and cataloged in DELCAT
Detailed Contents ListSeries I.Works by KaufmannSubseries I.A.Jew Boy and related material1F1Five copies of Jew Boy2000-2001

1F16Working draft of typescript, part Iundated1F17Working draft of typescript, part IIundated1F18Page proofs British edition, part I2001 March
121F19Page proofs British edition, part II2001 March
122F20Page proofs British edition, part III2001 March
122F21Correspondence related to publication and
reception1999-2002

Nothing Makes You Free: Descendants of Jewish Holocaust
Survivors in which a selection from Jew Boy
appears. Check Delcat for catalog information and location
2F26Personal and family materials part Iundated

Oversized items removed from collection: Three marriage certificates in
Hebrew from the late 19th/ early 20th century, presumably of Kaufman
relatives removed to SPEC MSS oversize boxes (18 inches) Box 22. Yarmulke
and prayer shawl from Kaufman's Bar Mitzvah together with original container
for both removed to SPEC MSS oversize boxes (20 inches) Box 24.

2F27Personal and family materials part IIundatedSubseries I.B.Matches and related materials2F28Notebooks identified by Kaufman as first attempt at writing
Matches vol. I undated2F29Notebooks identified by Kaufman as first attempt at writing
Matches vol. II undated2F30Two notebooks with drafts of various
chaptersundated2F31Notebook with draft of chapter "The
Bedouin"undated2F32Notebook with draft untitled story and draft of
"Eli"undated2F33Notebook with draft of "Sketches Towards a Newspaper Essay" and "A
Soldier's Tears"undated2F34Notebook with draft of "Horse Sale" chapter2F35Three notebooks with drafts of story ideas and
poemsundated2F36(Possibly) Earliest draft typescript with author correction, part
I20042F37(Possibly) Earliest draft typescript with author correction, part
II20043F38Early draft with different material and
order20043F39Early draft with different chapter order and material later excluded
copy 120043F40Early draft with complete pagination and
epilogue2004

This version identical to folder 39 except for pagination and complete
epilogue

3F41Draft of Matches circulated to
agents20043F42Chapters unused/excluded from
Matchesundated3F43Final manuscripts with comments from Little, Brown editor Judy
Clain, part Iundated3F44Final manuscripts with comments from Little, Brown editor Judy
Clain, part IIundated3F45Page proofs with copy editor and Kaufman comments, part
Iundated3F46Page proofs with copy editor and Kaufman comments, part
IIundated3F47Author's copy of page proofs, part I2005 May 063F48Author's copy of page proofs, part II2005 May
063F49Publisher's copy of page proofs with author corrections, part
I2005 May 213F50Publisher's copy of page proofs with author corrections, part
II2005 May 213F51Miscellaneous drafts and typescripts of various
chaptersundated3F52Three copies of Matches2005-2006

Tape recording of Alan Kaufman on BBC "Front Row" with Kristy Lang,
Thursday, March 2, 2006 during book tour for

Matches removed
to SPEC Media audio cassettes.
4F57Journals from Kaufman's first service in the IDF during the 80s vol.
Iundated4F58Journals from Kaufman's first service in the IDF during the 80s vol.
IIundated4F59"Notes from Israeli Army service (IDF)"2003
August4F60IDF Journal: the Israel Defense Forces Spokesman Vol.
1, No. 11982 April

One issue of journal and note in Kaukman's hand reading "I started this
magazine during my IDF service But am only listed as a staff editor because
I was a private."

Cokefishing in Alpha
Beat Soup Poetry BeetSheet is laid in along with several pages
of photocopied advertisements, a photocopied profile of Ana Christy, and
a photocopy of a March 26, 1992 New Hope Gazette profile
of Bouillabaisse publishers David Christie and Ana
Pine.
4F65Tikkun March/April 19941994

Includes essay "Remembering Micheline," Kaufman's report on a memorial
service for Jack Micheline held March 3, 1998 in San Francisco.

4F67Four copies of Big Belly1998 May
094F67Big Belly: Spontaneous Anthology of L.A. and S.F. Poets
Assembled at the Attic on the Eve of Scattering Jack Micheline's Ashes
Over Brown Bag Farm May 9, 19981998 May
09

Includes poem "The Saddest Man on Earth." One copy has photocopied flyer
advertising the reading at which the magazine was assembled laid in.

Series II.Editing and PublishingSubseries II.A.The New Generation: Fiction for Our Time from America's
Writing Programs19875F1Two copies of The New
Generation1987

Two copies of

The New Generation (1 hardcover with dust
jacket, 1 soft cover). Removed from collection. Check Delcat for catalog
information and location.
5F2Contract for New Generation and related
papers1986-1988Subseries II.B.The Outlaw Bible Series and related
materialsSubseries II.B.1.The Outlaw Bible of American
Poetry5F3Three copies of The Outlaw Bible of American
Poetry1999

5F4Correspondence related to The Outlaw Bible of American
Poetry1999-20055F5Contract for The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry
and related correspondence1998-19995F6Royalty statements2000-20075F7Reviews and clippings about The Outlaw Bible of American
Poetry1999-20045F8Photographs from Outlaw Poetry book launch reading, St. Marks
Poetry Project, NYC19995F8AOutlaw Bible of American Poetry t-shirtcirca
1999

Not in any of the Outlaw series books. Includes Autograph signed
letter.

5F12Antler1996 February 29

Not in Outlaw Poetry; contains signed photocopied selection of Antler
poems.

5F13Bob Armstrong2006

Not in any of the Outlaw series books. Includes Autograph signed
letter.

5F14Al Aronowitz1997-1998

Includes one copy of the Blacklisted Journalist Column 21, May 1,
circa 1997 and signed letter.

5F15Marci Blackmanundated

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

5F16Lisa Buscaniundated

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

5F17Andy Clausenundated

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry.
5F18Eli Coppola undated

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

5F19Diane di Prima1996 January 11

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Includes signed
letter and photograph of di Prima.
5F20Ann Galjourundated

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

5F21Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1998

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains two
copies of Poetry Flash #279, November/ December 1998
with articles about Ferlinghetti's appointment as first Poet Laureate
of San Francisco.
5F22Allen Ginsberg1992-1995

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry and The
Outlaw Bible of American Essays. Contains fax copy of poem
"C'mon Pigs of Western Civilization Eat More Grease" and transcript of
the film documentary "The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg."
5F23Jack Hirschmancirca 1990-1995

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains
photocopies of a number of poems, some inscribed to Kaufman
5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1990
November

Contains photocopy of "The Satin Arcane"

5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1991
January5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1992
August5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1993
May5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman19935F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1994
June5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1994
July5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1994
July

Contains a photocopy of Hirschman's introduction to a section of
Yitzhak Katzenelson's "The Song of the Murdered Jewish People," an
inscribed copy of "The Shupsl Arcane," and the printout of an
e-mail from Danny Shot to Kaufman about the Katzenelson poem.

5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1995
August

Contains a photocopies of "The Diamond Arcane," "Don't Ever Say,"
and Hirschman's translation of the Yiddish poem "Don't Ever Say" by
Hirsh Glik

5F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1996
March5F23Photocopy of poem "The Nellie Arcane" inscribed to
Kaufman19965F23Autograph Signed postcard19985F23Autograph Signed Letter to Kaufman1999 October
27

Includes autograph remembrance of Freddie Greenfield, a San
Francisco poet who died of AIDS

5F23Inscribed photocopy of "The Xibalba
Arcane"undated5F23Three copies of program from a memorial for Allen Ginsberg
held in San Francisco1997 April 205F23Copy of photograph of Allen Ginsberg by Robert
Frank19965F24Bob Holman1995 October 22

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

5F25Hadayatullah Hübsch 1993 March 16

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

5F26Vampyre Mike Kasselundated

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry.
5F27Jan Kerouacundated

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry.
5F28Ron Kolm, part I1999 June 04

Includes ALS from Kolm to Kaufman dated September 1, together with
numerous photocopied flyers, news articles, and poems. Also includes
SL from Alfred Vitale (in the

The Outlaw Bible of American
Poetry) together with photocopies of a number of poems.
Both letters make reference to magazines included with letters that did
not, however, come with the collection. Other examples may be
available. Check Delcat for holdings and location information.
5F29Ron Kolm, part II1999 August 18

Exhibition catalog for "Noteable Notes: Drawings by Writers and
Composers" that included some pages from

The Unbearable Manual
of Style, a modified copy of the Chicago Manual of
Style. Also includes ASL from Kolm to Kaufman, dated 1999
August 18, several flyers for various events in and around New York
City, and issue 10 of The Unbearables Assembling
Magazine dated 1999 August 8.
5F30Ron Kolm, part III2000 April 13

Public Illumination Magazine #47, a copy of
Public Illumination Magazine #49, a copy of
Theme Show by Bob Dombrowski and Ron Kolm, an
exhibition catalog for "Now York 2001: Suoni, Colori, Immagini"
[Sounds, Colors, Images] held in Rome, 2001 April 5-28, and a copy of
New Observations #128.
5F34Ron Kolm, part VII2006 June 29

Contains ASL from Kolm to Kaufman dated 2006 June 29 and various
postcards for events in New York City.

Not in any of the Outlaw series books. Contains signed post-it note
dated 1995 August 20.

5F36Tuli Kupferberg1995-2002

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains
several photocopied cartoons signed by Kupferberg, ASL from Kupferberg
to Kaufman dated 1995 August 23 with several photocopied cartoons and
texts, ASL from Kupferberg to Kaufman dated 1996 April 23 with a
photocopied cartoon, and an ASL from Kupferberg to Kaufman dated circa
2002 together with a photocopy of "Ballad of the SS Troop" inscribed
to Kaufman.
5F37Alexander Laurence2003 December 16

Not in any of the Outlaw series books. Contains ASL from Laurence to
Kaufman dated 2003 December 16 and several photocopies of short
stories. CD-R with stories and interviews in Absolutely Kosher Records
sleeve removed from collection. Shelved in SPEC Media compact discs.

Not in any of the Outlaw series books. Contains photocopied minutes of
various meetings related to Poetry Slam Incorporated, which Kaufman
was a member of for a period of time.

5F40David Meltzer1994-1996

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains
several signed letters together with copies of poems, some bearing
Meltzer's annotations.
5F41Jack Micheline, part Icirca 1995

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains
photocopies of several poems by Micheline together with flyers and
other materials related to a memorial service in Micheline's honor.
Also contains ASL from Micheline to Kaufman dated 1995 November
16.
5F42Jack Micheline, part IIcirca 1995

Not in any of the Outlaw series books. Contains several short SL all
pertaining to publishing poems in

Davaka. Also includes
copies of poems "Season of the Egg" and "Of Community."
5F45Steve Richmond1995 August 22

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains SL
addressed to "Davka."
6F46Luis J. Rodriguez2000 January 15

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains
I Stole This Pen ToWrite by Shayna Plaut that
Rodriguez sent to Kaufman on Plaut's behalf. A CD, My Name's
Not Rodriguez, was removed to SPEC MEDIA compact disc.
Copyright date of disc indicates it is not contemporary with
submission.
6F47Jillian St. Jacquesundated

Not in any of the Outlaw series books. Includes SL, photocopies of
several short stories, and a 4 x 6 B & W photograph.

6F48Herschel Silverman1994-1999

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains
numerous ASL and SL from Silverman to Kaufman, many discussing the
special "It's the Jews!" issue of Long Shot that
Kaufman, who co-edited with Danny Shot and Silverman, cites as an
influence in the development of Davaka. Also contains
copy of Blue Beat Jacket #3 and Beehive
Broadside #8 ("Heavenly" by Danny Shot).
6F49Marc Smith1998 July 09

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry.
6F50Janine Pommy Vegacirca 1998

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains SL
dated 1998 August 25 and a selection of poems.
6F51Julia Vinograd1985-1990

In

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry. Contains one
page from The Daily Californian, dated 1985 June 21,
with an article about Vinograd's winning the American Book Award. Also
contains photocopies of articles profiling Vinograd and poems.
6F52Regina Weinrich2006 January 15

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

6F53Ruth Weissundated

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

6F54Steve Wilson1994 January 09

Not in any of the Outlaw series books.

Subseries II.B.2.The Outlaw Bible of American
Literature6F55One autographed copy of The Outlaw Bible of American
Literature2004

One soft cover autographed copy of

The Outlaw Bible of American
Literature removed from collection. Check Delcat for catalog
information and location.
6F56Draft table of contents and related correspondencecirca
2004

Most of correspondence is copies of e-mails between Kaufman and Neil
Ortenberg. A large number of the draft table of contents and notes are in
Kaufman's hand.

6F57Page proofs of Outlaw Bible of American
Literature, part I2004 January 01

Includes Kaufman autographed cover proof and Kaufman's autograph on first
page of page proofs.

6F58Page proofs of Outlaw Bible of American
Literature, part II2004 January 016F59Page proofs of Outlaw Bible of American
Literature, part III2004 January 016F60Page proofs of Outlaw Bible of American
Literature, part IV2004 January 016F61Page proofs of Outlaw Bible of American
Literature, part V2004 January 016F62Material considered but rejected, part
Iundated

Contains photocopied excerpts from material considered but rejected for
inclusion in

The Outlaw Bible of American Literature.
Some material may have been included in The Outlaw Bible of
American Essays.
6F63Material considered but rejected, part
IIundated

Contains photocopied excerpts from material considered but rejected for
inclusion in

The Outlaw Bible of American Literature.
Some material may have been included in The Outlaw Bible of
American Essays.
6F64Material considered but rejected, part
IIIundated

Contains photocopied excerpts from material considered but rejected for
inclusion in

The Outlaw Bible of American Literature.
Some material may have been included in The Outlaw Bible of
American Essays. Also contains photocopies of artwork
considered for inclusion but rejected as well as some of those actually
used in volume.
6F65Contracts and royalty statements for Outlaw Bible of
American Literature2003-2004

Contains four signed copies of contract including one bearing signature
of Neil Ortenberg.

6F66Copies of New York Times Book Review and
Time Out New York interview

Contains copy of

Time Out New York, dated 2004 December
9-15, that includes an interview with Kaufman and Neil Ortenberg about
the Outlaw Bible of American Literature and a copy of the
New York Times Book Review, dated 2005 April 17, that
includes a front page review of Outlaw Bible of American
Literature.
Subseries II.B.3.The Outlaw Bible of American
Essays6F67One autographed copy of The Outlaw Bible of American
Essays2006

One autographed copy of

The Outlaw Bible of American
Essays removed from collection. Check Delcat for catalog
information and location.
6F68Draft table of contents for The Outlaw Bible of American
Essaysundated

Contains printed drafts of table of contents with Kaufman's notes as well
as drafts in Kaufman's hand.

6F69Page proofs of The Outlaw Bible of American
Essays, part I2006 August 21

Includes copy of finished book signed by Kaufman on title page. Additional
materials completely document production of volume and include original
paste-ups, receipts for photocopying and binding, alternate page designs,
photocopies of originals from which volume was typeset (some have been
autographed by Kaufman), and a copy of a

Contains five copies of vol. 1, issue 1 and one each of vol. 1, issue 2 and
vol. 1, issue 3.

7F76Promotional materialsundated

Contains Challahpalooza flyers and posters, pamphlets advertising the
magazine, blank subscription forms, and other materials. One custom-made
shirt resembling American flag with the Star of David in place of five
pointed stars used on cover of

Davka: Jewish
Cultural Revolution, correspondence relating to conflict with
another corporate entity named Davka, internal and external correspondence
and various documents related to corporate and editorial structure, and other
materials.
7F85Miscellaneous business related materials7F86Miscellaneous Kaufman correspondence addressed to Davka:
Jewish Cultural Revolution1996-1998

Includes correspondence protesting the subject matter of

Davka:
Jewish Cultural Revolution and reaction within the Jewish
community. Also includes correspondence from Jack Hirschman, Denise Duhamel,
Danny Shot, and Tsurah Litzky as well as other authors and readers.
7F87Miscellaneous Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution
correspondencecirca 1997

Press kit announcing the start of the JAM (Jewish Alternative Movement)
record label. Includes CD's "The Jewish Alternative Movement: A Guide For
the Perplexed" (an anthology album) and "Hasidic New Wave: Psycho-Semitic."
A matzoh was originally included with the press kit and has been discarded.
Removed from collection to SPEC MSS oversized boxes (17 inches).

7F88Correspondence between Kaufman and David Mamet
1996

Includes autograph signed card from Mamet to Kaufman dated 1996 February 22,
a copy of Mamet's short story "Bar Mitzvah" used in issue 2, a copy of
Mamet's essay "Poor But Happy," and one hardcover copy of

The Wicked
Son: Anti-Semitism, Self-Hatred and the Jews by David Mamet
removed from collection. Check Delcat for catalog information and
location.
7F89Miscellaneous correspondence and submissions, part Icirca
1997

Includes a copy of

Wormwood Review: 143 Volume 36, Number 3
containing Gerald Locklin's chapbook "The Last Roundup," autographed by
Locklin to Kaufman, a copy of Lois Ungar's Tomorrow We Play
Beersheva, and an ASL from Antler with a copy of the poem "Now
You Know" together with various other author submissions.
7F90Miscellaneous correspondence and submissions, part IIcirca
1997

Includes ASL from Herschel Silverman to Kaufman dated 1997 January 8 and an
inscribed copy of a Japanese translation of Silverman's

Includes an autograph postcard from Ray Bradbury dated 1998 January 27.

7F92Material identified by Kaufman as used but not appearing in any
issuecirca 1996

Includes SL from Steve Hartman to Kaufman dated 1996 March 8 and a copy of
Hartman's

Coffeebreak Poems, SL from Eve Packer to Kaufman
dated 1996 September 25 with a copy of the poem "Between," a SL from Packer
to Kaufman dated 1996 March 15 with a large selection of Packer's poems, a
copy of Barry Oringer's screenplay "Coney Island," and various other author
submissions and correspondence. Oringer had originally included an Israeli
chocolate bar with his submission. The candy has been discarded and the
wrapper retained.
8F93Material/ authors used in issue no. 1, part 1circa
1995

Next… A Guide to SoCal Word Vol. 2 #2
April 1994, Vol. 2 #1 March 1995 and Vol. 4 #1 March 1997, two different
undated issues of Plotz: The Zine For the Vaclempt, and
issues #2 spring 1994, #3 summer 1994, and #4 (undated) of Hey There,
Barbie Girl together with a ASL from the publisher of
Plotz: The Zine For the Vaclempt and Hey There,
Barbie Girl.
8F100Periodicals inspired by Davka: Jewish Cultural
Revolution and related materials2002-2007

"The Corporation," "Crying Like a Fire in the Sun," "The Everyday Price of
Life," "The Failed Prophet," and "Generation J"

9F11Munichundated9F12Two notebooksundated

"Night in the City of Light" and "The Narrative Memory"

9F13Two notebooksundated

"Petals from Montmarte Cemetery" and "Practice Haiku"

9F14"Room for Rant"undated9F15Two notebooksundated

"Tale of the One-Eyed Man and Poems" and "Simple Virtues"

9F16Two notebooksundated

"Tattoo Jew" and "Train to Berlin"

9F17Two notebooksundated

"War" and "Wren." "War" contains material possibly related to the drafting of
Kaufman's "Matches" and also has pages cut out/laid in.

9F18Five moleskin notebooksundated9F19Four moleskin notebooksundated10F20Six small softbound notebooksundated10F21Eight notebooks and two notebook coversundated10F22Five small spiral-bound notebooksundated10F23Four small spiral-bound notebooksundated10F24Spiral-bound notebook with drawingsundatedSeries IV.Art MaterialsSubseries IV.A.Sketchbooks10F1Blue sketchbookcirca 2002-200710F2Black sketchbookcirca 2003-200610F3Sketchbooks 1 and 2undated10F4Sketchbooks 3 and 4undated10F5Sketchbooks 5 and 6undated10F6Sketchbooks 7 and 8undated10F7Sketchbooks 9 and 10undated10F8Large grey sketchbookundated10F9"Grief" - sketchbook with three color
paintingsundated10F10"New Book" - sketchbook with drawings and
textundatedSubseries IV.B.Illustrated Manuscripts11F11Schoolboy Greats of the 1960s198011F12"What Am I So Alone with This Late in Life"199811F13"I Dreamed Crucifixion was Still Legal in the State of
California"circa 199811F14Loose manuscript pages for "Cityman"undated11F15"Nowhere Man"undated11F16"Still Stand"undated

Portfolio of various drawings and reproductions selected by Kaufman for
an unnamed exhibition. Grouped into two sets by Kaufman: "States of
Being"(5 items) and "States of Mind"(33 items) Includes original pen and
ink drawings from a sketchbook.

Many of the original works are signed by Kaufman. Some of the
reproductions are duplicates.

Subseries IV.C.6.Pen, Ink, Waterbrush19Gray sketchbookundated

Gray 11x14 inch sketchbook. Some pages have paper towels interleaved.

19F34Ink and water brush studiesundated25 leaves

Ink wash sketches on paper, some with color.

19F35Pen, ink, and water color brush
studiesundated27 leaves

Color ink wash sketches on paper

19F36Pen, ink, water, brush sketchesundated28 leaves

Pencil, pen and ink, ink wash sketches and mixed-media collages on paper.
Includes folder, signed by Kaufman, that originally contained material.
Some leaves signed by Kaufman. Sheets taken from note book have been
interleaved.

Blue 11x14 inch signed spiral bound sketchbook labeled "Alan Kaufman
11/14/03." Contains drawings in artist's marker. Many leaves are signed
by Kaufman. One leave is loose. Back cover of notebook is covered in
large smear of blue acrylic paint.

20"The Injury is Private I"undated

Large black spiral bound sketchbook labeled "Alan Kaufman The Injury is
Private I." Most leaves signed by Kaufman. Several leaves are loose.

20F39Portraits on boardundated15 items

Boards of varying sizes with portraits in oil pastels and pencil. Two
items not housed in folder.

Subseries IV.C.8.Canvases2004-2007

Eleven canvases, varying sizes, in acrylic.

21aThe Old Clown Sits Up2004 February 7

Ian Kaufman; San Francisco

21aHigh Noon200421aMy Mother in the After Life200421aTouched by the Shekinah - My Self-Portrait2004

Hebrew inscribed on my arm: "The reward is equal to the degree of suffering" Ben Hay-Hay

Includes SL from David Mamet taking a "philological approach" to Superman's
Jewishness. Also contains correspondence with poets Sparrow and Hal Sirowitz.
Includes copies of several of Sirowitz's poems as his cartoons, some of which
appeared in

Jersey Journal dated 1997 April 24 with a feature article on
Silverman. Also includes photographs and slides of Kaufman with children at the
Center for Human Development in San Francisco.
11F4Miscellaneous correspondence, part III1993-2005

Includes letters from Fred Jordan and a SL from Barney Rosset containing an
excerpt from Rosset's World War II diary. One VHS copy of

For
Keeps. Also includes a drawing in marker by Cherkovski dated 1988
but inscribed by Cherkovski to Kaufman in 1992.
11F6Materials related to San Francisco Poets Strikecirca
1993

Includes a copy of

Time Vol. 141 No. 15, dated 1993 April 12
with a small article on Poet's Strike as well as a copy of front section of the
San Francisco Chronicle, dated 1993 April 7, with front page
article on the city ordinance that caused the Strike. There are also numerous
photocopies of both articles. Also included are several copies of the ordinance
repealing the offending statute autographed by Kaufman.
11F7Press clippings of San Francisco poets' strikecirca
1993

Includes a copy of

New Poet's Generation, dated Summer 1993,
with photograph of Kaufman and Jack Hirschman reading at an even on the steps
of San Francisco city hall.
11F8Materials related to AAU protest200411F9Miscellaneous press clippings and promotional
materials1991-2006

Includes a copy of Section C of the

San Francisco Chronicle,
dated 2000 February 20, that contains an article on Kaufman and the
Outlaw Bible of American Poetryand an article in the
SF Weekly Vol. X No. 22, dated 1991 July 31, containing an
article on San Francisco poetry scene featuring Kaufman. Alan Kaufman's spoken
word scrapbook circa 1990-1996, one large sheet folded with multiple clippings
glued on, one 11x17 broadside of Kaufman poem "The Saddest Man on Earth"
removed and filed in box 13. Shelved in SPEC MSS oversize boxes (20 inches).
Some material in Hebrew.
11F10German press clippings of spoken word tour1993

Includes originals of press and programs. Material in German.

11F11Correspondence related to German spoken word tourcirca
1996

Includes draft of essay "Literary San Francisco."

11F12Miscellaneous poetry slam materialcirca 1998

Includes Kaufman's "Poetic License." Also includes copies of poems "While Now
We Are Here," 'Amen," "I Don't Want to be with Woman," "Closet Pisser," "For
Bing," "Rosa," "Frankfort Jewish Cemetery," "Collapse" and "Poem." Many bear
revisions in Kaufman's hand. One CD, "Poetry Slam: Western Regional
Championship Live at the Henry Miller Library," removed to SPEC Media compact
discs.

11F13Assorted materials related to spoken word
performances1991-1999

Majority of materials relates to tour of England with some material related to
US. One audio cassette, "A Night at the Babar," recorded in 1991 with Kaufman
reading "Last Emphysema Gasp of the Marlboro Man" and "Who Are We?" and one
audio cassette, undated, "Alan K. S.F." removed to spec media audio cassettes.
Also includes 3 t-shirts: 2 cotton t-shirts(one off-white with sleeves, one
white with sleeves removed) advertising "The Worland '92 Tour." The back of
these shirts lists the names of 44 participants, "M.C. Alan Kaufman," and
"Wordland San Francisco" in black silk-screened letters. The front features a
black silkscreened logo with the words "Wordland The Anti-Fascist Spoken Word
Ballroom." and 1 black cotton t-shirt with a white silkscreened image of a boot
on top of a pile of books and the text "1995 National Poetry Slam Ann Arbor
Michigan USA" on front and the white silkscreened text "1995 National Poetry
Slam Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA" followed by "Poets Representing" and a list of
36 countries, regions, and cities. T-shirts removed to SPEC MSS oversized boxes
(28 inches) 599 Kaufman Box 26.

11F14Flyers, posters and postcards for various eventscirca
1991-1995

Includes copy of program from Knitting Factory Passover Haggadah, Second Seder,
1996 April 4.

11F15Single issue of Slam newsletter1998 May

Vol. 2 No. 9.

11F16Miscellaneous materialsundated

Includes draft descriptions of collection, draft biography, draft outline of
"Tattoo Jew: Jewish Cultural Revolution," an online interview with Kaufman
titled "The Tattooed Jew," a photocopy image of Kaufman in Star of David
American flag shirt, and two computer diskettes containing material from poets
Steve Dalachinsky and John Bennett. One CD titled "Digitas: New York Digital
Review of Arts and Literature" Vol. I and one CD titled "Naftule's Dream:
Search for the Golden Dreydl" removed to SPEC Media compact discs. Large black
and white print of Alan Kaufman with Barney Rosset and Fred Jordan circa 2008
by Erik Laprade removed from collection. Shelved in SPEC MSS oversized boxes
(18 inches) 599 Kaufman Box 22.

11F17Miscellaneous materials related to
surrealismundated

Material from Chicago Surrealist group. Includes copies of surrealist
broadsheet

What are you going to do about it? No. 1, dated 1992
October, and No. 2, dated 1993 April. Includes copy of Surrealism: The
Octopus-Typewriter No. 1, dated 1978 October.
11F18Programs and periodicals1996-200111F18Program from Fest on the Fault Line 19961996

Directory of American Poetry Books, Third
Edition, containing an entry for Kaufman's book "Fix" removed from collection.
Check Delcat for catalog information and location.
27Family and personal photographs1946-2003

Color and B&W photographs depicting Kaufman's parents and Kaufman himself
at various points in his life including school photos, his service with the IDF
in the early 80's and 2003, during various spoken word tours of Europe, his
work on "Jerusalem Cricket Live Magazine" in 1981, and other assorted events.
Photographs are accompanied by hand written cards that Kaufman used to group
the photographs into a numbered series. The text on the cards identifies the
subjects and events depicted.